HHS OCR breach portal (HIPAA breaches affecting 500 or more individuals) Primary notice
Posted on the HHS Office for Civil Rights breach portal with a submission date of Sept. 5, 2018.
- Organization as reported
- J.A. Stokes Ltd., NV
- Entity type as reported
- Healthcare Provider
- Category as reported
Hacking/IT Incident
- Location of information as reported
- Desktop Computer, Electronic Medical Record, Network Server
- Submission date
- Sept. 5, 2018
- Observed by BreachRecords
- 2026-10-18 16:15 UTC (revision 13700, row:4839)
- Archived copy
- Held in the private archive (provenance)
The covered entity (CE), J. A. Stokes, Ltd., reported that it was the victim of a ransomware attack involving the electronic protected health information (ePHI) of approximately 3,200 individuals. The ePHI involved included names, addresses, birthdates, drivers’ license information, claims information, diagnoses, lab results, medications prescribed, and x-rays. The CE notified HHS, affected individuals, and the media. The CE has subsequently ceased operations and is no longer in business.